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Form  No.  A-369 


5  2- 


ADDRESS 


Bishop  Jos.  Blount  Cheshire 


BEFORE  THE 


ONE  HUNDRED  AND  FIRST  ANNUAL  CONVENTION 
OF  THE  DIOCESE  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 


1917 


RALEIGH 

EDWARDS    a    BROUGHTON    PRINTING    CO. 

1917 


ADDKESS  OF  THE  BISHOP. 


Brethren  of  I  he  Clergy  and  Lady: 

The  24th  of  April,  just  three  weeks  ago,  was  the  one  hun- 
dredth anniversary  of  the  formation  of  the  Diocese  of  North 
Carolina,  and  of  the  meeting'  of  our  first  Diocesan  Conven- 
tion. The  Diocese  then  embraced  the  State  of  North  Caro- 
lina. By  the  erection  of  the  Diocese  of  East  Carolina  in 
1883,  and  of  the  Missionary  District  of  Asheville  in  1895, 
Ave  have  become  three  separate  organizations  within  the  limits 
of  our  State,  though  still  bound  together  by  common  tradi- 
tions,  and  by  ties  of  affection  and  sympathy.  I  deny  myself 
the  pleasure  of  enlarging  upon  the  many  interesting  topics 
suggested  by  the  completion  of  a  century  of  diocesan  exist- 
ence, because  we  hope  to  meet  in  Xewbern  on  Holy  Thurs- 
day, immediately  upon  the  adjournment  of  this  Convention, 
that  North  Carolina,  East  Carolina,  and  Asheville  may  join 
in  a  common  service  of  commemoration  and  thanksgiving 
upon  this  memorable  occasion!  1  think  we  may  truly  say, 
"The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us  already,  whereof  we 
rejoice"  ;  and  may  He  have  greater  things  to  do  with  us  in 
the  years  to  come ! 

I  must  begin  my  Address  by  calling  on  you  to  join  with 
me  in  thanking  our  merciful  God  and  Saviour  for  the  useful 
lives  and  peaceful  departure  of  some  of  our  dear  and  noble 
brethren,  who  since  our  last  meeting  have  been  called  to  their 
rest. 

The  oldest  Priest  of  the  Diocese,  and  in  some  respects  the 
most  notable,  the  Rev.  Benjamin  Swann  Bronsoh,  fell  on 
sleep  April  14,  1(.»17,  having  completed  his  eighty-eighth  year 
April  3d.  I  saw  him  on  the  20th  of  March  preceding,  and 
conversed  with  him  for  perhaps  an  hour.  Weak  in  body,  he 
showed  no  dimness  of  intellectual  or  spiritual  faculties.  He 
spoke  with  entire  freedom  and  composure  of  his  approaching 
transition,  expressing  no  reluctance  to  go,  but  hoping  that  he 
might  finish  out  his  eighty-eight  years,  a  hope  which  was  ful- 
filled.     The  only  personal  concern   of  which   he  spoke  had 


reference  to  the  discharge  of  an  obligation  to  a  dear  and 
valued  friend,  who  had  been  very  kind  to  him.  I  was  able  to 
assure  him  that  he  need  feel  no  apprehension  in  the  matter. 
All  his  other  interest  seemed  to  be  connected  with  the  present 
condition  and  prospects  of  St.  Mary's  School  and  the  Thomp- 
son Orphanage.  He  had  always  felt  that  the  interests  of  the 
Church  could  best  be  served  by  building  up  permanent  insti- 
tutions for  Church  work,  and  he  had  given  much  of  the 
thought  and  effort  of  his  life  to  such  objects.  He  had  not 
been  successful  in  his  own  attempts,  for  he  was  singularly 
lacking  in  executive  and  administrative  ability.  He  was,  as 
we  say,  visionary,  and  in  his  fine  inward  vision  forgot  out- 
ward detail.  But  the  power  of  vision  is  a  marvelous  power, 
and  the  real  source  of  all  worthy  achievement:  "Where  no 
vision  is  the  people,  perish."  He  saw  what  might  be,  and 
what  ought  to  be;  and  he  showed  the  way.  He  was  a  great 
source  of  help  to  me.  When  I  followed  him  in  Charlotte, 
after  an  interval  of  three  years,  I  found  St.  Peter's  Church 
in  that  city  alive  with  his  ideals  and  purposes  and  hopes.  I 
tried  to  take  up  and  carry  out  some  of  the  designs  I  thus 
found  ready  to  my  hand.  I  feel  that  such  work  as  I  may 
have  accomplished  there  was  to  a  considerable  degree  by 
building  upon  his  foundations.  Since  I  have  had  the  care 
of  this  Diocese  committed  to  me,  I  have  had  much  help  of 
the  same  kind  from  him.  His  mind  was  a  mine  in  which 
might  be  found  much  precious  gold  of  priceless  thoughts  and 
ideas.  I  believe  many  others  have  consciously  or  uncon- 
sciously been  helped  by  him,  as  I  gratefully  acknowledge 
that  I  have  been.  1  believe  him  to  have  been  a  much  more 
useful  man  than  would  appear  from  any  work  done  by  him- 
self in  its  visible  results.  The  Thompson  Orphanage,  devel- 
oped and  established  by  the  faith  and  labors  of  the  Rev. 
Edwin  A.  Osborne,  sprang  out  of  the  hopes  and  efforts  of 
Mr.  Bronson,  and  is  today  carried  on  under  the  provisions  of 
a  deed  of  trust  executed  by  him  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Diocese. 
The  first  hospital,  as  an  instrumentality  of  Christian  and 
charitable  wook,  in  this  State,  St.  Peter's  Hospital,  Charlotte, 
had  its  origin  in  the  same  source.  The  Good  Samaritan  Hos- 
pital for  Xegroes,  the  first  in  the  State,  was  the  offspring  of 
St.  Peter's  Hospital.  But  I  cannot  prolong  this  notice,  only 
I  must  lie  allowed  to  record  this  slight  tribute  to  our  dear 
brother,  however  inadequate  it  may  be. 


It  has  not  been  my  custom  to  dwell  upon  the  death  of  the 
lay  members  of  the  Diocese.  It.  would  be  impossible  to 
mention  all,  and  the  difficulty  of  making  a  just  discrimina- 
tion must  be  quite  apparent.  But  when  in  one  year  we  lose 
from  oin-  parochial  and  diocesan  activities  John  S.  Hender- 
son, William  L.  London,  and  .John  Cameron  Buxton,  it  is  not 
possible  that  I  should  fail  to  give  some  expression  to  that 
universal  sense  of  sorrow  which  I  know  afflicts  the  hearts  of 
our  people  of  North  Carolina.  They  were  all  notable  men 
in  their  own  individual  personality;  they  came  of  distin- 
guished ancestors  who  had  held  the  highest  positions  both  in 
Church  and  State  since  we  have  had  civil  and  ecclesiastical 
institutions ;  they  had  been,  each  one  from  his  early  youth, 
earnest,  active,  and  useful  in  the  Church,  each  one  the  lead- 
ing Churchman  in  his  own  community,  and  they  had  all 
served  for  many  years  in  our  Diocesan  Convention,  and  re- 
peatedly represented  the  Diocese  in  the  General  Convention. 
Tt  would  be  a  pleasure  to  me  to  draw  out,  so  far  as  my  abili- 
ties might  enable  me,  their  several  characters,  and  to  dwell 
upon  their  services  to  their  fellows — especially  the  noble  part 
they  have  played  in  our  Church  life.  This,  however,  is  im- 
possible. I  must  content  myself  with  this  brief  reference  to 
them.  In  this  our  centennial  year,  they  are  a  noble  trio 
added  to  the  treasures  the  Church  in  Xorth  Carolina  has  laid 
up  in  the  eternal  storehouse.  While  we  feel  the  greatness  of 
our  loss,  we  rejoice  in  their  goodly  example :  "My  song  shall 
be  of  mercy  and  judgment :  unto  Thee,  O  Lord,  will  I  sing.'' 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  my  official  acts  in  the 
Diocese  during  the  year  ending  March  31,  1917: 

April  1.     At  Chapel  Hill,  had  a  conference  with  the  Vestry  of  the 
Chapel  of  the  Cross  in  regard  to  the  calling  of  a  rector. 
2.     The  Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent.     In  the  Chapel  of  the  Cross. 
Chapel   Hill,   I   confirmed   4   persons,   preached,   and   ad- 
ministered the  Holy  Communion. 
9.     The  Fifth  Sunday  in  Lent.     Raleigh,   visitations: 

11  a.  m.     Christ  Church:     Preached,  and  confirmed  39  per- 
sons. 
•5  p.  m.     Chapel  of  St.  Mary's  School:    Confirmed  11  persons 
and  made  an  address. 

12.  Raleigh,  St.   Ambrose'  Church,    visitation:     Preached,   and 

confirmed  9  persons. 

13.  Raleigh,   St.    Saviour's   Chapel,    visitation:    Preached,   and 

confirmed  7  persons. 


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Apr.  15.     Monroe,   Holy   Trinity    Mission    (for   negroes),    visitation: 
Preached,  and  confirmed  4  persons. 
16.     Palm  Sunday,  visitations : 

Monroe,  St.  Paul's  Church:   11  a.  m.     Baptized  an  infant, 
confirmed    4    persons,   preached,    and   administered    the 
Holy  Communion.     Confirmed  2  sick  persons  in  private. 
8  p.  m.    Charlotte,  St.  Martin's  Church:    Preached,  and  con- 
firmed 10  persons. 

18.  Charlotte,  St.  Peter's  Church:     Officiated  with  the  rector. 

19.  10  a.  m.     Inspected  the  Thompson  Orphanage. 

8     p.  m.     Church     of    the     Holy      Comforter,     visitation: 
Preached,  and  confirmed  4  persons. 

21.  Good  Friday.     Statesville,  Trinity  Church,  visitation:  Con- 

firmed  1  person,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 

22.  Easter  Even.     Charlotte,  St  Peter's  Church:   4  p.  m.     Bap- 

tized an  infant,  and  said  the  Evening  Service. 
2'3.     Easter  Day.     Charlotte,  visitations : 

11  a.  m.     St.  Peter's  Church:   Preached,  confirmed  24  per- 
sons, and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

4    p.    m.     In    the   same    church,   made    an    address   to    the 
children. 

8  p.  m.     Church  of  St.  Michael  and  All  Angels    (for  ne- 
groes) :  preached,  and  confirmed  8  persons. 

24.  11  a.  m.     Attended  meeting  of  Executive  Committee  of  the 

Thompson  Orphanage. 
6  p.  m.     In  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Comforter,  confirmed  3 
persons. 

25.  St.  Mark's  Bay.     10  a.  m.     Annual  meeting  of  the  Board 

of  Managers  of  the  Thompson  Orphanage. 
11  a.  m.     Chapel  of  St.  Mary  the  Virgin,  visitation:    Con- 
firmed   7    children,    and    administered    the    Holy    Com- 
munion. 

28.  Gulf.  St.  Mark's  Church,  visitation:    Preached. 

29.  Pittsboro,    St.    James'    Church    (for    negroes),    visitation: 

Preached,  confirmed  2  persons. 

30.  The  First  Sunday  after  Easter.     Visitations: 

11  a.  m.     Pittsboro,  St.  Bartholomew's  Church:   confirmed 
1   person,    preached,   and    administered   the   Holy   Com- 
munion. 
8.  p.  m.     Sanford:      Preached,  and  confirmed  1  person. 
May     4.     Raleigh,  Christ  Church:      Officiated  at  a  funeral. 

7.  The  Second  Sunday  after  Easter.  Raleigh,  Church  of  the 
Good  Shepherd,  visitation:  Confirmed  29  persons, 
preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 


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May  10.     Raleigh,  St.  Mary's  Chapel,  special  visitation:     Confirmed 
7  persons,  and  made  an  address. 
12.,   Attended   meeting  of   Executive   Committee   of   St.   Mary's 
School. 

14.  Wake   County,    St.   John's    Mission,    visitation:     Preached. 

confirmed  5  persons,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 

15.  Henderson,   Church   of  the   Holy    Innocents:     Officiated   at 

a  missionary  meeting. 

16.  One  Hundredth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Diocesan  Conven- 

tion.    Henderson,  Church  of  the  Holy  Innocents. 

10  a.  m.  Said  Morning  Prayer,  and  called  the  Convention 
to  order. 

11  a.  m.  Opening  service:  Administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 

4  p.  m.     Presided  at  business  session. 

8:30  p.  m.  Officiated  at  Evening  Prayer  and  read  my  an- 
nual Address. 

17.  7:30  a.  m.     In  same  church,  administered  the  Holy  Com- 

munion. 

Presided  in  the  business  sessions  of  the  Convention  in  the 
forenoon. 

3  p.  m.     Officiated  at  a  funeral  near  Warrenton. 

4:30  p.  m.     Presided  in  the  Convention. 

8  p.  m.  In  the  Parish  House  of  the  Church  of  the  Holy 
Innocents:  Opened  joint  meeting  of  the  Diocesan  Con- 
vention and  the  Diocesan  Branch  of  the  Woman's  Aux- 
iliary. Afterwards  continued  the  business  session  of 
the  Convention. 

18.  Continued  the  business  sessions  of  the  Convention  and  at 

4:30  p.  m.  conducted  the  closing  service. 
20.  The  Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter.  7:45  a.  m.  In  Chapel 
of  St.  Mary's  School  I  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 
11  a.  m.  In  the  same  Chapel,  officiated  at  the  "Commence- 
ment Sunday"  service,  the  Rev.  Mercer  P.  Logan,  of 
Charleston,  preaching  the  sermon. 

5  p.  m.     In  the  same  Chapel,  made  an  address. 

7:30  p.  m.     In  Chapel  of  St.  Augustine's  School,  officiated 
at  the  Evening  Service. 
23.     St.    Mary's    School    Commencement:      Attended    the    Com- 
mencement exercises  in  the  Auditorium. 

12:30  noon.  Officiated  at  the  closing  service  in  St.  Mary's 
Chapel;  delivered  the  diplomas  to  the  graduates,  and 
made  an  address. 

3  p.  m.  Presided  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Trustees 
of  St.  Mary's  School. 


May  28.     The  Fifth   Sunday   after  Easter.     11   a.    m.     Durham.    St. 
Philip's  Church:     Officiated  with  the  rector. 
5'p.  ra.     In  St.  Augustine's  Chapel,  officiated  at  the  Com- 
mencement Sunday  service. 
31.     10  a.  m.     Attended  the  Commencement  at  this  School. 
2  p.  m.     Presided  in  the  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  St.  Au- 
gustine's School. 
June    1.     Ascension   Day.     Raleigh,   Christ  Church:      Administered 
the  Holy  Communion. 
2.     Attended  a  meeting  in  the  interest  of  St.  Mary's  School,  in 
Christ    Church    Parish    House.    Raleigh,    and    made    an 
address. 

4.  The  Sunday  after  Ascension  Day.     11  a.  m.     In  the  Church 

of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  the  rector  being  absent, 
preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
6  p.  m.     In  same  Church,  said  Evening  Prayer. 

6.  7:30  a.  m.     In  the  Chapel  of  St.  Mary's  School,  at  opening 

of  St.  Mary's  Conference,  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. This  day  and  the  following  one  I  attended  the 
sessions  of  St.  Mary's  Conference. 
July  2.  The  Second  Sunday  after  Trinity.  In  Calvary  Church,  Tar- 
boro:  Officiated  morning  and  evening,  administered  the 
Holy  Communion  at  the  former  service  and  preached: 
made  an  address  at  the  evening  service. 

The  same  day.  at  4  p.  m.,  at  the  mission  in  a  schoolhouse 
below  Macclesfield.  Edgecombe  County,  preached,  and 
confirmed  6  persons  presented  by  the  Lay  Reader  and 
Catechist. 

At  6  p.  m.,  in  schoolhouse  near  Macnair's  Crossing,  said  a 
short  service  and  made  an  address. 

5.  Raleigh:      Attended   meeting   of  the  Executive  Committee 

of  the  Convocation  of  Raleigh. 

7.  Duke,    St.    Stephen's    Church,    visitation:     Preached,    and 

confirmed  4  persons. 
9.  The  Third  Sunday  after'  Trinity.  11  a.  m.  In  Christ 
Church,  Raleigh:  Ordained  Basil  M.  Walton  to  the  Dia- 
conate:  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 
8  p.  m.  West  Durham,  St.  Joseph's  Church,  visitation: 
Confirmed  7  persons,  and  made  an  address. 

12.  High   Point,   St.   Mary's   Church,  special  visitation:     Con- 

firmed 8  persons,  and  made  an  address. 

13.  Charlotte:     11  a.  m.     Attended  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of 

Managers  of  the  Thompson  Orphanage. 
8  p.  m.     St.  Andrew's  Chapel:      Confirmed  2  persons. 


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July  16.  The  Fourth  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Visitations:  11  a.  m. 
Visited  St.  Mark's  Church,  Mecklenburg  County; 
preached,  confirmed  1  person,  and  administered  the 
Holy  Communion. 
8  p.  m.  In  St.  Stephen's  Church,  Mooresville,  preached, 
and  confirmed  1  person. 

17.  St.  James'  Church,   Iredell  County,   visitation:     Preached, 

and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

18.  Walnut   Cove,   Christ   Church,   visitation:     Preached,   and 

confirmed  1  person. 

19.  Mount    Airy,    Trinity   Church,   visitation:     Preached,    and 

confirmed  2  persons. 

20.  Mayodan,  Church  of  the  Messiah,  visitation:   Preached,  and 

confirmed  3  persons. 

21.  Stoneville,  Emmanuel  Church,  visitation:     Preached. 

22.  Rockingham    County,    St.    Andrew's    Mission,    visitation: 

The  Rev.  Wm.  J.  Gordon  baptized  15  adults;  I  preached, 
and  confirmed  16  persons. 

23.  The   Fifth   Sunday  after   Trinity.     Visitations:     11    a.    m. 

Leaksville,  Church  of  the  Epiphany:  Preached,  and  ad- 
ministered the  Holy  Communion. 

3  p.  m.  Spray,  St.  Luke's  Church:  Preached,  and  con- 
firmed 5  persons. 

8:15  p.  m.     Reidsville.  St.  Thomas'  Church:      Preached. 

30.  The    Sixth    Sunday    after    Trinity.     11    a.    m.     Statesville, 

Trinity  Church,  visitation :    Preached,  and  administered 
the   Holy   Communion. 
The  destructive  floods  of  this  month  made  it  impossible 
for  me  to  carry  out  the  arrangement  I  had  made  for  a 
visitation  of  Christ  Church,  Cleveland,  the  same  day. 

31.  In  Salisbury,  3  p.  m.     I  attended  an  important  meeting  of 

a  Committee  of  the  Managers  of  the  Thompson  Orphan- 
age. 
8  p.  m.  Woodleaf,  St.  George's  Chapel,  visitation :  Preached, 
confirmed  1  person. 
Aug.    2.     Salisbury,  St.  Paul's  Church,  visitation:     Preached. 

3.     11   a.   m.     St.   Mary's   Church,   Rowan    County,   visitation : 
Preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8  p.  m.     St.  Matthew's  Church,  Rowan  County,  visitation: 
Preached. 
6.     The  Seventh  Sunday  after  Trinity — The  Feast  of  the  Trans- 
figuration.     Ansonville,   All    Souls'   Church,    visitation: 
Preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
9.     Went  to  Goshen,  Granville  County,  to  inspect  the  Thorp 
Family   Burying  Ground    and   give   directions   concern- 
ing it. 


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Aug.  29.     Avadesboro,   at   a  private   residence,   I   officiated   at  a  mar- 
riage. 

30.  Raleigh,  in  St.  Ambrose'  Church,  8  p.  m.,  attended  the  an- 

nual meeting  of  the  Colored  Convocation  of  the  Diocese. 

31.  In  the  same  church.  10  a.  m.,  at  the  opening  session  of  the 

Convocation,  I  administered  the  Holy  Communion,  and 
at  11  a.  m.  delivered  my  annual  Address  to  the  Convo- 
cation. 
3  p.  m.     Presided  in  the  business  sessions. 
8    p.   m.     In   the   same   church,   presided   at   a   missionary 
meeting  of  the  Convocation,  and  made  an  address. 
Sept.    1.     In  the  same  church,  presided  in  the  business  sessions  of 
the  Convocation. 
3.     The    Eleventh    Sunday    after    Trinity.     Williamsboro,    St. 
John's  Church,  visitation:     Officiated  morning  and  eve- 
ning, preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8.     7:45  p.  m.     At  the  State  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  Col- 
lege,   on    the    opening    day    of    the    Fall    Term,    I    said 
prayers    in    the    chapel    (Pullen    Hall),    and    made    an 
address. 
10.     T.he  Twelfth  Sunday  after  Trinity.     In  the  Church  of  the 
Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  took  part  in  the  service  which 
concluded  the  twenty-five  years  rectorship  of  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Pittenger. 
12.     Attended  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Con- 
vocation of  Raleigh. 

21.  9  a.  m.     In  the  Chapel  of  St.  Mary's  School,  took  part  in 

the  opening  service  of  the  school   year,  and  made  an 
address. 
10  a.  m.     In  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  adminis- 
tered the  Holy  Communion. 

22.  Attended   a   meeting  of   the   Executive    Committee   of   St. 

Mary's  School. 

23.  Attended   a   meeting   of  the   Executive   Committee   of   St. 

Augustine's  School. 

24.  The  Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.     In  the  Church  of 

the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  I  ordained  Howard  Stetter 
Hartzell  to  the  Diaconate,  and  Arthur  William  Taylor, 
Edga  N.  LeBlanc,  and  Floyd  Stephen  Cartwright  to  the 
Priesthood,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8  p.  m.  I  officiated  in  St.  Ambrose'  Church. 
26.  Attended  in  Oxford  a  meeting  of  the  Committee  appointed 
by  the  Convention  of  the  Diocese  in  regard  to  the  legacy 
of  Miss  Lucy  Thorp,  and  with  Mr.  A.  C.  Zollicoffer,  a 
member  of  the  Committee,  visited  and  inspected  the 
burying  ground  at  Goshen. 


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Sept.  28.     11:30  a.  m.     Took  part  in  the  service  at  the  opening  of  the 
academic  year  of  St.  Augustine's   School  and   made  an 
address. 
Oct.      1.     The  Fifteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.     Visitations: 

11  a.   m.     Hillsboro,  St.   Matthew's  Church:      Confirmed   1 
person,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Commun- 
ion. 
3:30  p.  m.     Orange  County,  St.  Mary's  Church:     Preached. 

4.  Attended  a  meeting  of  a  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 

tees of  St.  Mary's  School. 

6.  3  p.  m.     In  Salisbury,  attended  a  meeting  of  a  Committee 

of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Thompson  Orphanage. 
7:30   p.   m.     Lexington.   Grace  Church,   special  visitation: 
Preached,  and  confirmed  2  persons. 
8.     The  Sixteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity.     Visitations: 

At  China  Grove,  consecrated  Ascension  Church,  baptized 
an   infant,   preached,   and   administered   the   Holy   Com- 
munion. 
3:30  p.   m.     Cleveland,  Christ  Church:      Confirmed   8   per- 
sons and  preached. 
29.     The  Nineteenth  Sunday  After  Trinity.     Visitations: 

11  a.  m.     Greensboro,  St.  Andrew's  Church:     Confirmed  10 
persons,  made  an  address,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 
3  p.  m.     Officiated  at  a  special  service  on  opening  the  new 
Church    of   the   Redeemer    for    our   Colored    Mission    in 
Greensboro. 
Nov.     1.     All  Saints'  Day.     8  p.  m.     Statesville.  Trinity  Church:    An- 
nual meeting  of  the  Convocation  of  Charlotte;   Preached. 

2.  Presided  forenoon  and  afternoon  in  the  business  sessions 

of  the  Convocation. 
8  p.  m.     Chapel  of  the  Holy  Cross,  colored  mission,  visita- 
tion:    Preached. 

3.  7:30   a.   m.     In   Trinity   Church,    Statesville,   administered 

the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30    p.   m.     Davie   County,   Ascension   Church,   visitation: 
Preached,  and  confirmed  1  person. 

5.  The  Twentieth  Sunday  after  Trinity.     Visitations: 

11  a.  m.  "Winston,  St.  Paul's  Church:  Preached,  and  ad- 
ministered the  Holy  Communion. 

7:30  p.  m.  St.  Stephen's  Church,  our  colored  mission  in 
Winston:      Preached,  and  confirmed   1  person. 

7.  Elkin,   Galloway  Memorial  Chapel,    visitation:     Said   Eve- 

ning Prayer,  baptized  a  child,  and  preached. 
S.     Germanton,  St.  Philip's  Church,  visitation :     5  p.  m.     Con- 
firmed 2  persons. 
7:30  p.  m.     Said  Evening  Prayer,  and  preached. 


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Nov.    9.     Greensboro.    Holy    Trinity    Church,    visitation:     Preached, 
and  confirmed  10  persons. 
10.     Greensboro,    Church    of    the    Redeemer,    our    colored    mis- 
sion:    8  p.  m.     Preached,  and  confirmed  3  persons. 

12.  The  Twenty-first  Sunday  after  Trinity.     Visitations : 

11  a.  m.  Concord,  All  Saints'  Church:  Said  Morning 
Prayer,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Commun- 
ion. 

7:30  p.  m.  Salisbury,  St.  Luke's  Church:  Preached,  and 
confirmed  11  persons. 

13.  Cooleemee.    Church    of    the    Good     Shepherd,    visitation: 

Preached,  and  confirmed  2  persons. 

14.  In  the  same  church,  at  a  service  on  the  Fiftieth  Anniver- 

sary of  the  Marriage  of  the  Rev.  Simeon  J.  M.  Brown,  I 
administered  the  Holy  Communion,  assisted  by  Arch- 
deacon Hardin. 

18.  Littleton,   St.   Anna's  Church,  our  colored  mission,  visita- 

tion:    Preached,  and  confirmed  6  persons. 

19.  The  Twenty-second  Sunday  after  Trinity.     Visitations: 

11  a.  m.  Littleton,  St.  Alban's  Church:  Confirmed  1  per- 
son, made  an  address,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 

7:30  p.  m.     Halifax,  St.  Mark's  Church:      Preached. 

21.  In  Trinity  Church,  Scotland  Neck:     Annual  meeting  of  the 

Convocation  of  Raleigh.  7:30  p.  m.  Officiated  at  the 
opening  service  and  presided  in  the  business  session. 

22.  Attended  the  business  sessions  of  the  Convocation. 

8  p.  m.  In  the  same  church:  Confirmed  10  persons,  and 
made  an  address. 

23.  Attended  the  forenoon  session  of  the  Convocation. 

8  p.  m.  Wilson,  St.  Timothy's  Church:  Officiated  at  a 
marriage. 

24.  Lawrence,  Grace  Memorial  Chapel:     Said  Evening  Prayer, 

preached,  and  confirmed  1  person. 

26.  The  Sunday  next  before  Advent.     Visitations: 

11  a.  m.  Tarboro.  Calvary  Church:  Confirmed  32  per- 
sons, preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
Confirmed  2  sick  persons  in  private. 

3:45  p.  m.  Speed,  St.  Mary's  Church:  Preached,  and  con- 
firmed 4  persons. 

7:30  p.  m.  Tarboro,  St.  Luke's  Church:  Preached,  and 
confirmed  3  persons. 

27.  Rocky   Mount,   Church   of   the   Good   Shepherd,   visitation: 

Said  Evening  Prayer,  and  preached.  After  the  service 
had  a  conference  with  the  Vestry. 


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Nov.  28.     Rocky    Mount,     Holy    Hope,    colored    mission,     visitation: 
Preached. 

30.  Thanksgiving  Day.     Raleigh,   in   the   Church  of  the   Good 

Shepherd:     Preached. 
Dec.     1.     Pittsboro,    St.    Bartholomew's    Church:       Officiated    at    a 
funeral. 

3.  The  First  Sunday  in  Advent.     Visitations : 

11    a.   m.     Weldon,   Grace   Church:      Confirmed   5   persons, 

preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30  p.  m.     Jackson,  Church  of  the  Saviour:     Preached. 

4.  Ringwood,   St.   Clement's  Church,   visitation:     3:30   p.   m. 

Preached. 

5.  In  Enfield,  baptized  a  child  in  private. 

7:30  p.  m.  Enfield,  Church  of  the  Advent,  visitation: 
Preached,  confirmed  5  persons. 

10.  The  Second  Sunday  in  Advent.     Visitations: 

11  a.  m.  Pittsboro,  St.  Bartholomew's  Church:  Confirmed 
2'  persons,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 

3:30  p.  m.  Pittsboro,  St.  James'  Colored  Mission:  Preached, 
confirmed  2  persons. 

8  p.  m.     Sanford,  St.  Thomas'  Church:     Preached. 
17.     The  Third  Sunday  in  Advent.     Visitations: 

9:30  a.  m.  Wilson.  St.  Timothy's  Church:  Officiated  at  a 
funeral. 

11  a.  m.  Confirmed  20  persons,  preached,  and  adminis- 
tered the  Holy  Communion.  Before  the  service,  con- 
firmed a  sick  man  in  private. 

7:30  p.  m.     Selma,  St.  Gabriel's  Church:     Preached. 
25.     Christmas    Day.     Raleigh,    in    the    Church    of    the    Good 
Shepherd:      Preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 

31.  The  Sunday  after  Christmas.     Raleigh,  in  the  Church  of 

the  Good  Shepherd,  I  ordained  a  Deacon  and  adminis- 
tered the  Holy  Communion. 
1917. 
Jan.     1.     Feast  of  tjie  Circumcision.     Raleigh,  Church  of  the  Good 
Shepherd:      Administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
3.     In  same  church,  said  Morning  Prayer  and  Litany. 

6.  The  Epiphany.     In  the  same  church,  administered  the  Holy 

Communion. 

11.  At  the  inauguration  of  Governor  Bickett:     Offered  prayer, 

also  gave  the  benediction  at  the  close. 
14.     The  Second  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.     Visitations: 

11  a.  m.     Roanoke  Rapids,  All  Saints'  Church:     Confirmed 


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3  persons,   preached,   and  administered   the   Holy   Com- 
munion. 
2:30  p.  m.     Laid  cornerstone  of  new  church  in  Roanoke 

Rapids. 
7:30  p.  m.     Weldon,  Grace  Church:      Preached. 
Jan.   17.     Raleigh,    Church    of    the    Good    Shepherd:      Said    Morning 
Prayer  and  the  Litany. 

19.  In  the  same  church,  at  a  general  meeting  of  the  Woman's 
Auxiliary,  administered  the  Holy  Communion  and  made 
an  address. 

21.  The  Third  Sunday  after  the  Epiphany.  Chapel  Hill,  Chapel 
of  the  Cross:  The  parish  being  vacant,  said  Morning 
Prayer  and  the  ante-Communion,  and  preached.  The 
evening  of  the  same  day,  in  West  Durham,  had  a  con- 
ference with  the  Diocesan  Commissioner  of  the  Pension 
Fund. 

24.  Raleigh.    Church    of    the   Good    Shepherd:      Said    Morning 

Prayer  and  the  Litany. 

25.  Feast  of  the  Conversion  of  St.  Paul.     In  the  same  church, 

administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

27.  Attended  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  St.  Au- 

gustine's School. 

28.  The  Fourth    Sunday  after  the  Epiphany. 

7:30  a.  m.     Raleigh,  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd:      Ad- 
ministered the  Holy  Communion. 

11   a.   m.     In   the   same   church,   officiated   at   the   mid-day 
service. 

2:30  p.  m.     In  Christ  Church.  Raleigh,  baptized  an  infant. 

7:30  p.  m.  Church  of  the  Holy  Comforter.  Burlington, 
visitation :  Preached,  and  confirmed  11  persons. 
Feb.  2.  Feast  of  the  Purification.  Raleigh,  Church  of  the  Good 
Shepherd:  Administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
4.  Septuagesima  Sunday.  Raleigh,  11  a.  m.  In  the  Church 
of  the  Good  Shepherd,  preached,  and  administered  the 
Holy  Communion. 

3:30  p.  m.     In  the  same  church,  officiated  at  a  funeral. 

7:30  p.  m.     Said  Evening  Prayer  and  preached. 

6.  Spring  Hope.  St.  Jude's  Church,  visitation :    Preached,  and 

confirmed  3   persons. 

7.  Battleboro,   St.   John's   Church,   visitation:     Said   Evening 

Prayer,  preached,  and  confirmed  2  persons. 
11.     Sexagesima.  Sunday.     Raleigh,  in  the  Church  of  the  Good 

Shepherd :      Officiated   morning  and  evening,  and  made 

an  address  on  the  Church  Pension  Fund. 
18.     Quinquagesima     Sunday.       Salisbury.       Consecrated     two 

churches: 


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Feb.  18.     1.  St.  Peter's  Church ;  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 

2.  St.  Philip's  Church,  for  our  new  mission  in  Salisbury. 
for  negroes.  Archdeacon  Delany  preached:  I  adminis- 
tered the  Holy  Communion. 

19.  Attended  in  Salisbury  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Commit- 

tee of  the  Convocation  of  Charlotte. 

20.  Concord,  All  Saints'  Church:     Officiated  at  a  marriage. 

21.  Ash  Wednesday.     Concord,  Grace  Church,  visitation:   Con- 

firmed 2  persons,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion.  After  the  service  confirmed  a  sick  child  in 
private. 
2'2.  At  the  inauguration  of  President  Riddick  as  President  of 
the  State  College  of  Agriculture  and  Mechanic  Arts,  I 
offered  a  prayer  at  the  opening  of  the  exercises  and 
gave  the  Blessing  at  the  end. 

25.  The  First  Sunday  in  Lent.     11  a.  m.     Southern  Pines,  Em- 

manuel    Church,     visitation :       Confirmed     6     persons, 
preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8   p.    m.     Raleigh,    Church   of   the   Good    Shepherd:      Said 
Evening  Prayer  and  preached. 

26.  Smithfield,   St.   Paul's   Church,    visitation:     Preached,   and 

confirmed  4  persons. 

27.  Attended  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Con- 
.     vocation  of  Raleigh. 

28.  7:45   p.  m.     Raleigh,  St.  Ambrose'  Church:      Made  an  ad- 

dress. 
8:30  p.  m.     Attended  a  meeting  of  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee of  the  Colored  Convocation. 
Mar.     2.     Stovall,   St.   Peter's  Church,   visitation:     Preached. 

3.  Oxford.  St.  Cyprian's  Church,  colored  mission,   visitation: 

Preached,  and  confirmed  1  person. 

4.  The    Second    Sunday    in    Lent.     Visitations:      Oxford,    St. 

Stephen's  Church:      7:30  a.  m.     Administered  the  Holy 

Communion. 
9:30  a.  m.     Confirmed  sick  person  in  private. 
10  a.  m.     Confirmed  7  persons,  and  preached. 
7:30    p.    m.     Henderson,    Church    of    the    Holy    Innocents: 

Preached,  confirmed  3  persons. 

5.  Henderson.   St.  John's   Chapel,    visitation :     Preached,   con- 

firmed 6  persons. 

7.  Raleigh:  Attended  meeting  of  the  Diocesan  Apportion- 
ment Committee. 

S.  Attended  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Con- 
vocation of  Raleigh. 


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Mar.     9.     Middleburg,    Church    of    the    Heavenly    Rest,    visitation: 
Preached,  confirmed  4  persons,  and  made  an  address. 
15.     Attended  meeting  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  St.  Mary's 
School. 

18.  The  Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent.     Durham,  visitations: 

11  a.  m.  St.  Philip's  Church:  Confirmed  32  persons,  of 
whom  15  were  deaf-mutes,  preached,  and  administered 
the  Holy  Communion. 

4  p.  m.  St.  Titus'  Church,  our  colored  mission:'  Officiated 
at  Evening  Prayer. 

19.  Warrrenton,  Emmanuel  Church,  visitation:     Confirmed  10 

persons. 

20.  Warrenton,  All  Saints'  colored  mission:     Confirmed  7  per- 

sons, made  an  address. 

24.  Chapel  Hill,  Chapel  of  the  Cross:      7:30   p.   m.     Said   the 

Litany. 

25.  The  Fifth    Sunday    in   Lent;   Feast   of   the  Annunciation. 

Visitations:    11  a.  m.     Chapel  Hill,  Chapel  of  the  Cross: 

Confirmed    3   persons,    preached,   and    administered   the 

Holy  Communion. 
7:30  p.m.     West  Durham,  St.  Joseph's  Church:     Confirmed 

10  persons,  and  made  an  address. 
28.     3  p.  m.     Attended  meeting  of  Executive  Committee  of  St. 

Mary's  School. 
8  p.  m.  Raleigh,  St.  Ambrose'  Church,  visitation:  Preached, 

Confirmed  10  persons,  and  made  an  address. 

My  services  outside  the  limits  of  the  Diocese  have  been  the 
following : 

Besides  taking  part  in  the  general  services  connected  with 
the  Commencement  of  the  University  of  the  South  at  Sewanee 
last  June : 

1916. 
June  13.     7:30   a.  m.     I   administered   the  Holy   Communion   in   All 
Saints'  University  Chapel. 
22.     In  the  Capitol  at  "Washington   I   participated  in   the  cere- 
monies  attending   the   unveiling  of   the   statue   of   Gov- 
ernor Vance,  offering  a  prayer  at  the  opening,  and  giv- 
ing the  Blessing  at  the  close. 
Aug.  13.     The  Eighth   Sunday  after  Trinity.     In   All  Faith  Church, 
St.  Mary's  County,  Maryland,  I  took  part  in  the  service, 
and  preached. 
20.     The  Ninth    Sunday   after    Trinity.     In   St.   Paul's   Church, 
Camden,    Delaware:      7:30    a.    m.     I    administered    the 
Holy  Communion. 
6:30  p.  m.     Said  Evening  Prayer  and  preached. 


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1917. 
Jan.  31.     In  the  Church  House,  Philadelphia,  I  delivered  an  address 
before  a  Church  Historical  Society. 


j'-'; 


I   have   thus    officiated   outside    the    Diocese   four    times 
preached  twice,  administered  the  Holy  Communion  twice,  and 
delivered  one  address. 

A  summary  of  my  services  within  the  Diocese  gives  a  total 
of  185  services,  98  sermons,  25  addresses,  54  celebrations  of 
the  Holy  Communion,  510  confirmations,  G  infant  baptisms, 
3  marriages,  4  funerals,  3  churches  consecrated,  1  cornerstone 
laid,  3  Deacons  advanced  to  the  Priesthood,  and  3  Candidates 
ordained  Deacons. 

The  importance  of  the  last  mentioned  services  demands  a 
fuller  record  of  these  ordinations. 

The  Third  Sunday  after  Trinity,  being  June  9,  1916,  in  Christ 
Church,  Raleigh,  I  ordained  to  the  Diaconate,  Basil  Manly  Walton. 
The  Candidate  was  presented  by  Archdeacon  Hughes.  I  preached 
the  sermon.  The  Rev.  Julian  E.  Ingle,  the  Rev.  Milton  A.  Barber, 
and  the  Rev.  Isaac  W.  Hughes  assisted  in  the  services. 

The  Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  being  the  24th  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1916,  in  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh.  I  or- 
dained to  the  Diaconate  Howard  Stetter  Hartzell:  and  advanced  to 
the  Priesthood,  Arthur  William  Taylor,  Edgar  N.  LeBlanc,  and  Floyd 
Stephen  Cartwright.  Messrs.  Hartzell,  Taylor,  and  LeBlanc  were 
presented  by  Archdeacon  Hughes,  and  Mr.  Cartwright  by  the  Rev. 
Julian  E.  Ingle.  The  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Albert  S. 
Cooper,  of  the  Diocese  of  Hankow,  China. 

The  Sunday  after  Christmas,  December  31,  1916,  in  the  Church  of 
the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  I  ordained  to  the  Diaconate  Sanford 
Louis  Rotter.  The  Candidate  was  presented  by  the  Rev.  I.  McK. 
Pittenger,  D.D.  The  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  A.  Burtis 
Hunter,  D.D. 

"We  have  lost  from  our  Clergy  List  since  my  last  report : 
By  death: 

Rev.  Benjamin  Swann  Bronson,  died  April  14.  1917. 
By  transfer  to  other  Dioceses: 

Rev.  Homer  W.  Starr,  April  17,  1916,  to  South  Carolina. 

Rev.  Albert  New,  September  5,  1916.  to  Asheville. 

Rev.  Henry  T.  Cocke,  September  15,  1916.  to  New  Jersey. 

Rev.  Locke  W.  Blackwelder,  October  31,  1916,  to  South  Carolina. 

Rev.  Floyd  S.  Cartwright.  November  22,  1916,  to  East  Carolina. 

Rev.  Henry  C.  Smith.  December  18,  1916,  to  Arizona. 


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Rev.  Edgar  N.  LeBlanc,  December  18,  1916,  to  Asheville. 

Rev.  Edgar  V.  W.  Edwards,  February  23,  1917,  to  East  Carolina. 

We  have  gained : 
By  ordination : 

Rev.  Basil  Manly  Walton.  July  9,  1916. 

Rev.  Howard  Stetter  Hartzell,  September  24,  1916. 

Rev.  Sanford  Louis  Rotter,  December  31,  1916. 
By  transfer  from,  other  Dioceses: 

Rev.  Reuben  Meredith,  June  20,  1916,  from  Southern  Virginia. 

Rev.  Frederick  Diehl,  February  5,  1917.  from  Southern  Virginia. 

Rev.  Charles  Aylett  Ashby,  March  1,  1917,  from  East  Carolina. 

Rev.    Richard    Maynard    Marshall,    March    1,    1917,    from    South 
Carolina. 

Having  lost  nine  and  gained  seven,  our  total  is  reduced  by  two. 
and  stands  now,  1  Bishop,  51  Priests,  and  10  Deacons — 62  in  all. 

It  should  be  remembered  that  the  Rev.  Edward  Philip  Green,  whom 
I  had  deposed  in  1901  for  causes  not  affecting  his  moral  character, 
and  who  had  been  for  some  time  residing  in  Augusta,  Georgia,  was, 
upon  the  request  of  the  Bishop  of  Georgia,  and  by  due  canonical  pro- 
cedure, restored  to  the  exercise  of  his  function  October  31,  1916;  and 
was  the  same  day  transferred  to  the  Bishop  of  Georgia  and  accepted 
by  him. 

The  Candidates  for  Holy  Orders  are:  George  C.  Pollard,  Arthur 
Myron  Cochran,  George  H.  W.  Bullock,  James  Reginald  Mallett, 
Roger  Edgar  Bunn,  Theodore  Stroup,  and  Roma  Coxey  Fortune. 

The  Postulants  are:      Edward  Gray  Joyner  and  Jadi  Levi  Martin. 

The  fields  of  labor  of  the  Clergy  are  the  same  as  last  year, 
with  the  following  exceptions : 

The  Rev.  Basil  M.  Walton,  Deacon,  is  serving  under  the 
direction  of  the  Rev.  Isaac  W.  Hughes,  his  special  work  being 
in  St.  Paul's  Church,  Louisburg,  and  St.  James'  Church, 
Kittrell. 

The  Rev.  Howard  S.  Hartzell,  Deacon,  is  serving  under 
the  Rev.  William  J.  Gordon,  in  Leaksville,  Spray,  and  ad- 
jacent missions, 

The  Rev.  Sanford  L.  Rotter,  Deacon,  is  finishing  his  course 
in  the  Virginia  Theological  Seminary. 

The  Rev.  Reuben  Meredith  is  Rector  of  Trinity  Church, 
Scotland  Xeck,  and  has  also  under  his  care  Halifax,  Enfield, 
and  Ringwood. 

The  Rev.  Frederick  Diehl  is  Rector  of  the  Church  of  the 
Good  Shepherd,  Rocky  Mount,  and  has  under  his  care  Battle- 
boro  and  the  new  mission  of  St.  -Tilde's  Church,  Spring  Hope. 


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The  Rev.  Dr.  Pittenger,  having  resigned  the  rectorship  of 

the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  after  twenty-five  years  of 
faithful  and  efficient  service,  has  taken  charge  of  the  missions 
of  St.  Gabriel's,  Selma,  and  St.  John's,  Wake  Count)-. 

The  Rev.  Charles  A.  Ashby  became  Rector  of  the  Church 
of  the  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh,  March  1. 

The  Rev.  R.  Maynard  Marshall  assumed  the  rectorship  of 
the  Chapel  of  the  Cross,  Chapel  Hill,  March  1 . 

The  Rev.  Lewis  C.  Morrison,  of  the  Diocese  of  Harrisburg, 
has  been  put  in  charge  of  St.  Stephen's  Church,  Duke,  and 
St.  Paul's  Church,  Smithfield,  but  has  not  as  yet  presented 
his  letters  dimissory. 

The  Rev.  Phillips  S.  Gihnan,  of  the  Diocese  of  Massachu- 
setts, has  accepted  a  call  to  become  rector  of  St.  Paul's 
Church,  Winston,  and  promises  to  take  charge  the  first  of  next 
July.  In  the  meantime  that  parish  is  fortunate  in  having 
the  services  of  the  Rev.  A.  Whitfield  Cheatham. 

St.  Thomas'  Church,  Reidsville,  vacant  since  the  transfer 
of  the  Rev.  Mr.  LeBlanc  to  the  District  of  Asheviile,  is  being 
cared  for  at  present  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Gordon,  of  Spray. 

The  Rev.  Clarence  G.  Prosperi,  Deacon,  has  given  up  the 
work  at  Concord,  Mooresville,  and  St.  James'  Church,  Iredell 
County,  and  is  for  the  present  assisting  in  the  work  in  Rowan 
County,  in  connection  with  Trinity  Church,  Statesville. 

The  Rev.  Lewis  X.  Taylor  has  resigned  the  work  at  Stovall, 
Townesville,  and  St.  John's  Church,  Vance  County,  and 
April  1  assumed  charge  of  the  important  work  of  All  Saints' 
Mission,  Roanoke  Rapids,  and  St.  Luke's  Church,  Xorthamp- 
ton  County,  formerly  under  the  care  of  the  Rev.  Henry  C. 
Smith. 

Under  an  arrangement  with  Archdeacon  Hughes,  the  Rev. 
Frank  B.  Ticknor,  of  Southern  Florida,  is  for  the  present 
officiating  at  Sanford,  and  also  caring  for  St.  Mark's,  Gulf, 
and  the  Mission  at  Holly  Springs,  Wake  County.  The  Rev. 
Harry  O.  Xash,  of  Southern  Pines,  desiring  a  charge  during 
the  heat  of  summer,  will  have  charge  for  some  months  of 
Stovall,  Townesville,  and  the  rest  of  the  field  lately  served  by 
the  Rev.  Lewis  ITST.  Taylor. 

The  most  important  vacancies  are  High  Point,  Concord, 
and  Mayodan.  At  the  last  named  place  Mr.  J.  Reginald 
Mallett,  one  of  our  Candidates  for  Orders,  is  very  effectively 
serving  as  lay  reader  and  catechist  for  the  present,  and  I  hope 


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within  the  next  few  months  to  have  a- resident  minister  in 
charge.  At  Concord  and  High  Point  earnest  efforts  are  being 
made  to  secure  permanent  pastors. 

On  the  whole  the  Diocese  is  well  manned.  The  several  im- 
portant vacancies  which  have  occurred  during  the  year  have 
all  been  supplied,  and  the  new  men  who  have  come  to  us  are 
a  distinct  addition  to  the  strength  of  the  Diocese,  as  well  as  to 
their  several  parishes. 

As  tedious  as  this  formal  report  of  the  conditions  of  our 
work  must  necessarily  be,  I  cannot  omit  to  mention,  with 
more  than  a  passing  notice,  the  resignation  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Pittenger  of  the  rectorship  of  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shep- 
herd, after  twenty-live  years  of  faithful  service  and  most  suc- 
cessful administration.  Not  desiring  to  retire  from  active 
work,  but  feeling  that  the  demands  of  the  parish  were  a 
greater  burden  than  he  could  well  endure,  he  has  taken  charge 
of  two  missions  easily  accessible  from  Raleigh,  both  of  which 
he  had  himself  been  instrumental  in  beginning  some  years 
ago.  When  he  formally  tendered  his  resignation  of  the 
parish,  to  take  effect  September  15,  1910,  he  could  look  upon 
the  fruits  of  his  quarter  of  a  century  rectorship,  represented 
by  one  of  the  most  beautiful  churches  anywhere  to  be  found, 
and  upon  a  congregation  more  than  doubled  in  numbers,  well 
organized,  and  zealous  in  all  good  works.  We  trust  that  the 
Diocese  and  this  Convention  may  still  enjoy  the  benefit  of  his 
services  for  some  years  to  come. 

When  I  come  to  speak  of  the  many  subjects  of  interest  and 
importance  which  present  themselves  to  my  mind  as  I  think 
of  what  lies  before  us,  I  hardly  know  how  to  choose  those 
which  have  the  strongest  claim  to  be  pressed  upon  your  atten- 
tion at  this  time.  Our  most  important  diocesan  institution 
is  St.  Mary's  School.  I  cannot  too  earnestly  urge  upon  the 
clergy  and  people  of  the  Diocese  to  unite  in  strong  and  enthu- 
siastic and  generous  support  of  the  effort  now  made  by  the 
Board  of  Trustees  to  provide  for  the  more  adequate  support 
and  development  of  our  oldest,  most  useful,  and  most  success- 
ful Church  work.  It  is  in  every  way  entitled  to  all  it  asks ; 
and  I  would  gladly  devote  the  whole  of  my  space  in  this 
Address  to  setting  forth  its  claims  upon  us,  both  on  the  ground 
of  what  it  has  already  accomplished  in  its  past  for  the  Church, 
and  for  the  incalculable  possibilities  of  its  future.  I  feel, 
however,  that  St.  Mary's  School  will  be  adequately  brought 


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to  your  attention  in  the  Report  of  its  Board  of  Trustees,  and 
more  especially  by  the  Agent  and  Representative  of  the  Board, 
the  Rev.  Francis  M.  Osborne. 

The  same  may  be  said  of  the  Thompson  Orphanage  and 
Training  Institution.  We  shall  have  from  its  Board  of  Man- 
agers and  from  its  excellent  Superintendent  a  full  report  upon 
its  work  and  its  needs. 

J  feel  that  such  space  as  remains  to  me  in  this  Address 
must  be  devoted  to  one  or  two  matters  in  which  our  diocesan 
affairs  are  very  materially  affected  by  the  action  of  the  Gen- 
eral Convention  of  1916. 

THE  PENSION  FUXL). 

I  think  I  need  not  enlarge  on  this  subject.  It  has  been 
brought  so  effectively  to  the  attention  of  the  whole  Church 
that  you  all  appreciate  its  importance.  It  affords  a  way  by 
which  the  laity  may  make  some  reasonable  provision  for  the 
disability  of  its  faithful  clergy  and  for  their  dependent  fami- 
lies. But  note,  that  it  only  establishes  a  means  and  a  method 
wTiereby  provision  may  be  made  by  the  laity.  Unless  the 
laity  zealously  use  the  means,  and  follow  the  method  devised, 
nothing  will  be  accomplished.  It  has  sometimes  been  sup- 
posed, and  erroneously  asserted,  that  the  method  is  purely 
selfish  business,  with  no  element  of  generous  Christian  char- 
ity, that  they  who  pay  much '  get  much,  and  that  they  for 
whom  only  small  payments  are  made  can  receive  only  what 
those  small  payments  will  provide.  This  is  a  great  mistake. 
It  does  proceed  on  the  business  principle  that  if  the  people 
will  not  pay  anything,  or  if  they  fail  to  pay  the  proportion 
assigned  to  them,  their  minister  will  suffer  loss  by  reason  of 
their  failure.  But  it  also  provides  that  where  the  smallest 
and  weakest  parish  pays  faithfully  the  small  assessment  re- 
quired, their  clergyman  shall  receive  a  pension  twice  as  large 
as  the  maximum  granted  to  any  clergyman  in  my  experience 
by  our  old  method,  which  simply  appealed  to  an  unregulated 
spirit  of  charity.  So  far  as  I  am  able  to  understand  the  sys- 
tem, it  commends  itself  to  my  judgment  as  admirably  adapted 
to  meet  the  end  proposed;  but  I  am  free  to  confess  that,  if  to 
my  individual  judgment  it  seemed  otherwise,  I  should  hesitate 
to  trust  my  individual  judgment  against  the  mature  and  de- 
liberate conclusions  of  some  of  the  best  minds  and  soundest 
hearts  in  our  American  Church. 


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Our  part  now  is  to  see  that  all  our  parishes,  missions,  Con- 
vocations, and  other  ecclesiastical  and  semi-ecclesiastical  or- 
ganizations, which  employ  the  services  of  a  clergyman,  pay 
systematically  the  required  assessment,  that  none  of  onr  de- 
serving brethren  be  deprived  of  the  benefit  of  this  noble  effort 
for  their  support  and  comfort.  Immediately  upon  the  going 
into  effect  of  the  Pension  Fund  system,  I  called  together  the 
Executive  Committee  of  our  several  Convocations  and  had 
arrangements  made,  and  immediately  put  into  effect,  for  pay- 
ing the  proper  assessments  on  behalf  of  our  diocesan  mission- 
aries;  and  I  also  brought  the  matter  to  the  attention  of  our 
schools  and  other  institutions.  I  believe  a  good  beginning 
has  been  made  by  all  these  diocesan  organizations,  and  I  trust 
that  the  parishes  have  done  the  same.  In  accordance  with  the 
terms  of  the  Canon  passed  at  our  last  Convention,  I  appointed 
a  Diocesan  Committee  on  the  Pension  Fund,  as  is  recorded  in 
our  Journal  of  last  year. 

In  speaking  of  the  Pension  Fund  1  should  not  fail  to  ac- 
knowledge the  services  of  our  own  Diocesan  Committee,  and 
especially  the  faithful  and  efficient  work  of  our  Chairman, 
Mr.  Wm.  A.  Erwin.  Called  unexpectedly  to  take  the  place 
of  Dr.  Herty,  when  the  latter  removed  from  the  Diocese, 
Mr.  Erwin  accepted  the  position  under  very  considerable  dis- 
advantages, and  at  great  personal  inconvenience.  It  was  late 
in  the  campaign,  and  even  then  it  was  impossible  for  him  to 
begin  his  work,  on  account  of  previous  engagements,  until 
some  months  had  passed.  Under  these  unfavorable  circum- 
stances the  result  achieved  was  much  beyond  my  expectations, 
and  I  am  most  deeply  gratified  that  the  Diocese  was  able  to  do 
so  well  in  this  noble  enterprise. 

CHAXGE  IX  FISCAL  YEAR,  ETC. 

An  amendment  to  Canon  49  of  the  Canons  of  the  General 
Convention  requires  all  parochial  reports  to  be  made  annu- 
ally up  to  December  31,  and  a  new  Canon  50  has  been  enacted 
making  the  fiscal  year  end  December  31,  and  requiring  much 
greater  accuracy  and  fulness  in  parochial  and  other  accounts, 
with  specific  directions  as  to  diocesan  supervision  of  all  ac- 
counts and  the  systematic  auditing  of  the  same ;  all  which 
demand  the  serious  attention  of  this  Convention  and  some 
amendments  in  onr  diocesan  Canons,  and  the  adaptation  of 
our  methods  to  the  provisions  of  these  new  enactments.     I 


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shall  not  attempt  any  exposition  of  these  new  rules  and  meth- 
ods; they  will  be  sufficiently  manifest  by  an  examination  of 
the  Canons  referred  to,  and  a  very  full  explanation  of  their 
purpose  has  been  put  out  by  the  eminent  layman  who  is  un- 
derstood to  have  been  chiefly  instrumental  in  framing  them, 
which,  in  pamphlet  form,  has  been  widely  circulated  during 
the  last  few  months.  J  ask  the  Convention  to  give  their  care- 
ful attention  to  this  matter,  that  we  may  take  such  action  as 
may  be  necessary  to  carry  out  in  our  diocesan  affairs  the 
methods  prescribed  by  the  General  Convention. 

I  venture,  however,  to  make  one  suggestion  for  your  con- 
sideration in  this  connection.  If  our  reports  and  accounts 
must  all  be  made  up  from  January  1  to  December  31,  it  is  to 
be  considered  whether  that  will  not  require  some  change  in 
the  time  of  holding  our  animal  Convention.  If  we  meet  in 
May,  accounts  and  reports  for  the  year  ending  nearly  five 
months  previous  will  hardly  afford  an  intelligible  basis  for 
our  discussion  and  action.  I.t  is  a  question  which  should  be 
carefully  considered,  and  I  do  not  advance  any  very  confident 
opinion  on  it — but  it  has  occurred  to  me  that  it  might  be  an 
advantage  to  hold  our  Diocesan  Convention  during  the  month 
of  February,  if  our  financial  and  statistical  reports  are  all  to 
be  made  up  to  December  31st. 

I  believe  that  the  questions  raised  by  these  changes  in  the 
Canons  of  the  General  Convention  are  the  most  important  and 
difficult  of  any  now  before  us,  and  I  ask  that  the  Convention 
give  them  their  most  careful  examination  and  consideration. 

A  SUFFRAGAN    BISHOP  FOE  TilE   XEOKOES. 

In  common  with  most  of  our  Southern  Dioceses,  we  have 
for  some  years  been  pressing  upon  the  General  Convention  the 
importance  of  doing  something  more  .effective  for  the  advance- 
ment of  our  Church  work  among  the  negroes  of  the  South. 
Our  preference  has  been  for  a  Racial  Missionary  District  to 
include  the  colored  clergy  and  congregations  of  contiguous 
Dioceses,  with  a  negro  Missionary  Bishop,  under  provisions  as 
to  government  and  representation  similar  to  those  now  apply- 
ing to  our  territorial  Missionary  Districts.  This  proposed 
method  of  dealing  with  the  negro  work  has  been  earnestly  and 
elaborately  considered  and  discussed  for  at  least  four  General 
Conventions,  and  has  been  as  often  rejected  by  that  body  in 
favor  of  the  proposal  to  deal  with  the  negro  work  by  the  aid  of 
a  negro  Suffragan  Bishop.      I   am  not  prepared  to  say  what 


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should  be  done  by  this  Diocese,  but  I  think  that  loyalty  to  our 
highest  legislative  body,  and  consistency  with  our  own  reiter- 
ated professions  of  interest  in  the  welfare  of  our  colored 
brethren,  and  earnestness  in  support  of  our  Church  work 
among  them,  require  that  we  should  at  least  consider  seri- 
ously whether  we  are  in  a  position  to  take  up  the  method 
thus  repeatedly  recommended  by  our  great  national  Church 
Council.  I  therefore  ask  this  Convention  to  appoint  a  Com- 
mittee of  its  ablest  and  most  judicious  members — clergymen 
and  laymen — with  instructions  that  they  consider  whether  it 
be  advisable  and  practicable,  by  the  action  of  our  own  I  Hocese, 
or  in  cooperation  with  other  Dioceses,  to  secure  the  consecra- 
tion of  a  negro  Suffragan  Bishop  for  the  work  of  the  Church 
among  the  colored  people.  This  Committee  should  be  author- 
ized to  confer  with  any  similar  committees  which  may  be 
appointed  by  neighboring  Dioceses,  and  to  report  to  our  next 
Convention  the  result  of  their  labors. 

Other  matters  might  be  mentioned,  but  I  must  make  an 
end.  I  have  said  nothing  of  the  condition  of  the  country  and 
the  many  sad  and  solemn  thoughts  which  must  weigh  upon 
our  hearts  and  minds  as  we  find  ourselves  again  drawn  into 
war  with  our  Christian  brethren  of  other  lands.  But  our 
business  in  this  Convention  has  no  immediate  connection  with 
this  condition  of  the  country.  We  thank  God  that  we  have  a 
Chief  Executive  who  has  shown  that  he  loves  peace  and 
would  willingly  believe  all  things  and  endure  all  things,  with 
every  possible  exercise  of  charitable  construction  and  interpre- 
tation, rather  than  involve  his  country  in  the  horrors  of  war. 
And  we  thank  God  also  that  when  patience  and  gentleness 
were  found  unavailing  to  stem  the  tide  of  lawless  barbarity, 
he  has  invoked  the  power  of  our  country  to  enforce  among  the 
nations  of  the  earth  the  principles  of  humanity  and  freedom. 
We  dare  not  claim  for  ourselves  any  exemption  from  evil  or 
error.  In  many  respects  we  have  great  sins  to  repent  of,  and 
great  faults  needing  amendment.  But  in  regard  to  this  pres- 
ent war  we  know  that  we  have  no  selfish  purpose  or  desires. 
Our  participation  in  it  is  only  for  the  purpose  of  resisting 
wrong  and  maintaining  the  rights  of  other  nations  and  peoples 
as  well  as  our  own.  And  in  this  confidence  we  send  forth  our 
sons  at  the  call  of  our  country;  and  we  humbly  and  with  a 
clear  conscience  pray  that  the  God  of  Truth  and  Righteous- 
ness may  be  with  us,  and  use  us  to  establish  His  reign  upon 
earth.  Jos.  Beou^t  Chesitike. 


THE   BISHOP'S  ACCOUNT. 
April  1,  1916— March  31,  1917. 

receipts. 

Collection*  (hiring  the  year $    570.65 

Worn  an's  A  uxilia  ry : 

Mrs.  Burwell $  78.50 

Mrs.  Gibble ' 4.25 

Mrs.  Spruill 10.00 

Miss  Hunter   6.55 

Mrs.  King 11.40 

110.70 
Special  contributions : 

Miss  Benson $100.00 

Chas.  E.  Johnson  100.00 

Church  of  Good  Shepherd,  Raleigh 30.00 

Wm.  A.  Erwin   500.00 

—      730.00 
In  1 crest  on  special  deposit 87.46 


$1,498.81 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Diocesan  Missions — White : 

Rev.  Arthur  W.  Taylor   ' $  37.50 

Rev.  Edwin  A.  Osborne 15.00 

Rev.  Wm.  H.  Ramsaur 60.00 

Rev.  Floyd  S.  Cartwright   33.33 

Grace  School,  Lawrence   50.00 

— $    195.83 

Diocesan  Missions — Colored : 

Convocation $   75.00 

Rev.  Chas.  H.  Male 40.00 

Rev.  John  E.  G.  Small 25.00 

Rev.  Jos.  H.  Hudson 30.00 

A.  Myron  Cochran    40.00 

St.  Michael's  School   200.00 

410.00 
Education  Fund: 

Rev.  Howard  S.  Hartzell $  25.00 

Roger  E.  Bunn  35.00 

60.00 

Rebuilding  Church  of  Redeemer,  Greensboro 250.00 


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Miscellaneous : 

Traveling  expenses,  etc.,  of  clergy  paid $  24.21 

Work  on  Goshen  Graveyard 10.00 

Packing  and  freight  on  books  (Dr.  Murdock's)  ....      26.20 

Insurance  on  Church  at  Selma 36.00 

Rev.  Girard  W.  Phelps 20.00 

$    116.41 

$1,032.24 
By  balance   466.57 


$1-498.81 


Two  matters  I  desire  to  mention  in  connection  with  my  accounts 
of  money  received  and  disbursed  by  me. 

1.  The  items  of  interst  mentioned  in  former  accounts  as  received 
from  the  William  Belk  Co.  at  Sanford,  belonged  to  a  fund  held  by 
the  Trustees  of  the  Diocese  for  the  benefit  of  our  work  at  Sanford. 
This  interest  has  been  paid  out  by  me  for  that  work,  and  has  been 
accounted  for  in  a  settlement  made  with  the  Rev.  N.  Collin  Hughes. 
Archdeacon,  in  charge  of  the  work  at  Sanford. 

2.  A  balance  of  $944.86  in  the  Raleigh  Mechanics  Savings  Bank,  of 
a  fund  originally  raised  for  building  a  church  at  Pinehurst,  was 
temporarily  withdrawn  from  the  bank,  upon  security  approved  by 
the  Trustees  of  the  Diocese.  It  has  been  replaced  in  the  same  bank. 
As  a  Trustee  is  entitled  to  some  remuneration  for  administering 
trust  funds.  I  thought  it  not  improper  to  use  the  interest,  while  thus 
withdrawn,  on  the  missionary  work  of  the  Diocese. 


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